Websites

Http://ArtApprenticeOnline.com

 

Http://GabysArtStudio.com

"Growing up as a youngster in Trier, Germany I recall that I was always doing something with my hands. This included knitting, crochet, needlepoint and cross stitch. As a teenager I was interested in music and started to learn to play the mandolin, which I worked at quite seriously for two or more years. As a young adult I met my husband in Germany and I moved to the United States in 1980 to make our new home here in Charleston West Virginia.

Learning to speak English was a priority for me and I enrolled in school to better my English skills. I enjoyed the school experience so much that I signed up for extended courses. In the mean time I worked full time for Blue Cross/Blue Shield while attending College in the evenings to complete my degree.  After graduation I picked up painting as a hobby and as I got more and more involved with it I knew I had discovered a new passion.

After my husband retired from his career, one year later I did so as well. All this extra time on my hands allowed me more time to study art and think about teaching more than I had been doing in the past. Teaching art opened so many new doors for me, I met many other artists and I began taking classes with visiting teachers and building my skills and artistic interests. My passion was soon growing into an obsession.

My husband encouraged me to open a Home Studio. So he and I set out to build onto our home, and after many months I was the proud owner of Gaby's Art Studio.  I love my painting environment,  I have many large windows that allow natural light into the space, it is a huge room that I can mess up as often as I like when I am in the most creative of moods. The Studio has two large close circuit TV monitors for ease of teaching and the facility is bright and comfortable for the seminars that I host from time to time.

Attached to my studio is a favorite space for me, it is a small library that attaches the studio to the main house.  Here you will find me enjoying a cup of coffee while I search thought any one of my books. Art research books are another passion of mine and I have spent several years collecting and building this extensive library.

In the late 1990's I began attending seminars with David Jansen MDA, I enjoyed his style of painting and teaching. In 2004 I was invited with six other artists from around the Country and Canada to co-author an education program. The Traditions Art Education Program. Since that time I have been heavily involved with developing this new program and traveling around the Country teaching it to new teachers.
This new venture, The Art Apprentice Online web site has been a wonderful experience for me as it combined my love for web design with my computer skills. This has been a labor of love; I hope you enjoy your visit to the site!"